Chapter 10 - The Tenth Sentence

Translator: tarararawr

PR: soi bean

The Tenth Sentence

Pu Tao listened to this voice three hundred times. She quickly turned into a laughing fool, and was sleepless as she tossed and turned.

She was experiencing a one-sided love, and she was sure it was one-sided.

She was too embarrassed to ask Cloud Dweller what he thought of her, but from the way he acted, he at least… didn’t hate her, right? If he did, then he would have blocked her earlier for the way she bothered him.

But he didn’t.

That meant he liked to talk to her.

It had to be like that.

Pu Tao happily wriggled around under the blanket for a while. She sent a message on Moments that could only be seen by Cloud Dweller. It was: “Good night, good night, good night”.

After she read the masterpiece, she began to ponder about what they had talked about today and how his masculine voice was just perfect.

Eventually, sleepiness came.

Just when Pu Tao left the chat, she accidentally caught a glimpse of how the notifications had a “1”.

She drowsily chased after the light and went to have a look.

Out of nowhere, Cloud Dweller liked her three good nights.

All of a sudden, Pu Tao’s eyes bent into crescent moons. Like a giddy child, she had gone back to her happy place before returning to the chat box.

She went straight to the point: “Aren’t you going to sleep? You’re still up and you gave me a like.”

The other side started typing, stopped again, and then continued to type: “It’s to avoid having you come like a crusade similar to how you did earlier.”

Pu Tao: “Why don’t I come like a crusade now?”

Cloud Dweller: “I haven’t thought of that.”

Pu Tao: “Did you do it on purpose? I had almost fallen asleep and was woken up by this notification slamming down like a hammer.”

Cloud Dweller: “Should I un-like it?”

Pu Tao hurriedly held herself back: “Not allowed.”

Cloud Dweller: “What should I do?”

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Pu Tao: “Please talk to me again, will you?”

Cloud Dweller: “Don’t you have to go to work tomorrow?”

Pu Tao: “I do, but I definitely can’t sleep right now.”

She was blaming him: “Bubble blowing 1 has seriously affected my life.”

Cloud Dweller: “What should I say? I’ve let the bubbles seriously affect my life?”

Pu Tao: “Then I’ll immediately pause and let you go to sleep.”

She pretended to be serious and set the alarm for 8:30 tomorrow morning. Then she took a screenshot to show him: “I’ll pause until this time. Is that all right?”

Cloud Dweller: “I might not be awake yet.”

Pu Tao: “Is your life that easy going?”

She recalled the conversations they have had these days. When she was at work, he went to the supermarket, ate, and petted the cat at home. He seemed to have all the time at his disposal.

She couldn’t refrain from asking: “Are you self-employed?”

Cloud Dweller: “Forget it.”

Pu Tao no longer scrutinized the details. She added half an hour: “How about nine o’clock, okay?”

He seemed to be hesitating: “It’s hard to say.”

Pu Tao: “Why do you stay up late all the time and wake up naturally?”

Cloud Dweller: “Every man has his own destiny.”

Pu Tao: “… I’m going to be furious.”

Cloud Dweller: “So why don’t you go to bed?”

Pu Tao: “Why do you always try to kick me out? Is it because you want to play a match?”

Cloud Dweller: “What match?”

Pu Tao immediately became a sour grape at the thought of how many romantic rivals were in his livestream, how amazingly god-like his voice was, and how there must be no shortage of girls around him: “A match against another fish.”

Cloud Dweller: “What time is it?”

Pu Tao looked at the time: “Am I a fish?”

Cloud Dweller: “I have a cat, so how can I raise a fish?”

The corners of Pu Tao’s lips rose from this sentence: “What am I?”

Cloud Dweller: “You don’t know what you are?”

Whether he was being good or bad, he always pushed the question back to her.

Pu Tao smiled until her eyes squinted. She pretended to be silly: “I probably know, but I also do not seem to know.”

She always followed her heart and never swallowed her words: “I am more greedy than others and want you to only talk to me. But if you really only talk to me, then I won’t understand why and I will deny it. Why me?”

Cloud Dweller’s answer was the same as her: “I don’t know.”

Pu Tao: “Huh?”

Cloud Dweller: “I can only tell you at this time that I also don’t know. But it really is nice talking with you.”

Instead of denying her previous message, he answered the last question sincerely.

All of a sudden, Pu Tao started panicking. She accidentally touched the paper window with her fingertips 2 and quickly withdrew. She forced herself to be natural and said: “Okayy! Then let’s continue to talk without thinking and blindly without knowing why.”

Cloud Dweller: “Okay.”

Pu Tao took the opportunity to make a complaint: “Since you like to talk to me, why do you never take the initiative to talk to me?”

Cloud Dweller: “Do you want to have your salary deducted?”

Pu Tao: “It is normal to catch fish 3 at work.”

Cloud Dweller: “Oh, so I’m the fish.”

Pu Tao: “No! Let me explain!”

Cloud Dweller: “Okay, go to sleep and don’t be late to work.”

Pu Tao: “What about you?”

Cloud Dweller: “I will sleep, too.”

Pu Tao’s thoughts grew soft like cotton that had sprouted in autumn. She sent another screenshot with the 9:00 alarm: “Is this time okay?”

Cloud Dweller: “It should be okay.”

Pu Tao: “Then I’ll see you tomorrow. Good night.”

Cloud Dweller: “Mhm, good night.”

In the end, how many times did they say good night before they went to sleep?

The heavens might not even have a guess.

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The next day, Pu Tao got up early again. In fact, she didn’t sleep well all night and dreamed of Cloud Dweller.

In the dream, he was a faceless man and was standing behind her the entire time. Once in a while, he would bend down and speak. The warm breath would land on her ear. It was more realistic than reality.

Pu Tao could not remember what he said. She only remembered that he was tall, and his shadow came straight down, as if she could find his dwelling by standing inside the shadow.

Pu Tao was in good spirits. She brushed her teeth and patted her cheeks with cold water.

It’s really nice to have someone I like. I save money on coffee every day.

Pu Tao arrived in time to catch the subway. She glanced at the clock. It’s not 8:30 yet, oh… She was experiencing disappointment and the minutes leading up to 9:00 were really hard.

Pu Tao sat near the door. Several stops quickly went by, and people went back and forth like a shuttlecock. She was fixated on her cell phone and held it firmly in her hands.

Suddenly, it vibrated.

Pu Tao immediately turned it on. It was a Wechat notification. She went in without a second thought. As expected, her top, pinned chat sent a message.

Cloud Dweller: “Morning.”

Pu Tao laughed and then she suddenly froze. Huh? Is it nine o’clock already? Am I going to be late?

But her eyes looked at the time the message was sent.

It was definitely 8:30 in the morning. Morning. 8:30. The number was just right.

This person took the initiative to talk to her. He deliberately did it ahead of time. Creating nice surprises seemed to be his speciality.

Pu Tao’s heart was about to fly with pleasure. There were oriental magpies 4 flapping their wings and chirping. She blurted out a greeting to him: “Oh, morning.”

She couldn’t stop herself from pretending again: “It doesn’t seem to be nine o’clock yet.”

Cloud Dweller: “Really? I’ll come back later.”

Pu Tao: “You don’t have to go. It’s past 8:30. Rounded up and it’s nine o’clock. It’s not that different.”

Cloud Dweller didn’t feel like exposing her clever and crooked justification. It was somewhat enjoyable: “Have you arrived at the company?”

Pu Tao: “I’m still on the subway.”

Cloud Dweller: “Have you eaten breakfast?”

Pu Tao: “No, I’m going to buy something downstairs and take it up with me.”

Cloud Dweller: “What are you going to eat?”

Pu Tao: “Whatever, I’ll eat whatever there is.”

The man sent a red packet with four words on it: To feed the cat.

Huh?

Huuhhh?

Pu Tao’s cheek muscles became prominent all of a sudden. It was very strong and competed with how squeezed together her eyes were.

She didn’t reply using her knowledge of the situation: “Why did you send a red envelope?”

Cloud Dweller: “The reason is written on it.”

Pu Tao: “I don’t have a cat.”

Cloud Dweller: “I have a cat in Rong City.”

Cloud Dweller: “The cat eats whatever for breakfast.”

Cloud Dweller: “Please help me keep an eye out for the cat.”

The author has something to say:

Pu Tao: So I am a cat.

Footnotes

Another way of saying a girl is chasing after a boy Paper windows are a metaphor for covering up the situation or problem. When you pierce through it, you will expose the situation and problem, which is why Pu Tao took her hand away. 摸鱼 (mōyú) – catching fish can also mean slacking off Pic Chirp chirp~